HP 6125G - Enabling PIM-SM; Configuring an RP

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• Determine the BS period.
• Determine the BS timeout.
• Determine the ACL rule for register message filtering.
• Determine the register suppression time.
• Determine the register probe time.
• Determine the ACL rule and sequencing rule for disabling the switchover to SPT.
Enabling PIM-SM
With PIM-SM enabled, a router sends hello messages periodically to discover PIM neighbors and
processes messages from the PIM neighbors. To deploy a PIM-SM domain, enable PIM-SM on all
non-border interfaces of the routers.
IMPORTANT:
A
ll the interfaces on the same router must operate in the same PIM mode.
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enable IP multicast routing.
multicast routing-enable Disabled by default
3. Enter interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
4. Enable PIM-SM.
pim sm Disabled by default
For more information about the multicast routing-enable command, see IP Multicast Command
Reference.
Configuring an RP
An RP can be manually configured or dynamically elected through the BSR mechanism. For a large PIM
network, static RP configuration is a tedious job. Generally, static RP configuration is just a backup
method for the dynamic RP election mechanism to enhance the robustness and operational
manageability of a multicast network.
Configuring a static RP
If only one dynamic RP exists in a network, manually configuring a static RP can avoid communication
interruption because of single-point failures. It can also avoid frequent message exchange between C-RPs
and the BSR.
To enable a static RP to work normally, perform this configuration on all the routers in the PIM-SM domain
and specify the same RP address.
To configure a static RP:
Ste
p
Command
Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter PIM view.
pim N/A